I break things and write about it. CTF writeups, HTB/THM walkthroughs, and notes from my security journey.
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Machine walkthroughs and challenge writeups from HackTheBox.
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Room walkthroughs and challenge writeups from TryHackMe.
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Writeups from CTF competitions, organised by event.
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A Basic Start
Decoding a multi-layer encoding chain: Base64 followed by Base91.
AlphaCode
Reverse-engineering a custom esolang stack machine to recover the flag.
Amazing
Reversing a Python marshal bytecode maze generator seeded by an LCG to find the escape path.
Babel's Vault
Finding the flag inside the Library of Babel using a seed and image residual pixel indices.
Beyond the Homepage
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Boro Hero
OSINT challenge: identify a Freehold High School alum from a blurred music photo — Bruce Springsteen.